Central Florida Future, Vol. 29 No. 23, November 12, 1996

University of Central Florida STARS Central Florida Future University Archives 11-12-1996 Central Florida Future, Vol. 29 No. 23, November 12, 1996 Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Central Florida Future by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation "Central Florida Future, Vol. 29 No. 23, November 12, 1996" (1996). Central Florida Future. 1400. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/centralfloridafuture/1400 , • • VoL. 29 • No. 23 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY oF CENTRAL FLORIDA SINCE 1968 Nov.·12, 1996 INSIDE by JENNIFER LINDSTROM just one pint of blood may save an Asst. news editor accident victim, premature baby or • !l\&ws be used to fight cancer," said Franie Students at UCF can help Lundquist, the marketing manager News Bits save lives by donating blood at the at the CFBB. pg.2 UCF Blood Drive this Wednes The CFBB has been a part of day, Thursday and Friday (Nov. Orlando for 54 years. It opened in Walk for Wellness to 13-15) on the Student Center 1942, making it the oldest and 4th benefit local public Green. The blood drive sponsored largest independent, non-profit schools. by Student Government in col blood bank in the United States. laboration with the Central Florida With three blood mobiles set Blood Bank (CFBB) wi11 help to up on campus, they strive to re !f_eatures support patients in need in the ceive 5_0 units of blood per mobile Orlando regional area. per day. Students will b~ able to Mr. Jones and the The Central Florida Blood donate between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Satellite Bank is dedicated to the care of during the drive. their donors, health-care provid The guidelines for a general pg.9 ers and the patients they serve. blood donor include: 1. Must be at Supporting l 5 counties in the Cen least 17 years old and weigh a tral Florida region and 44 hospi minimum of 110 pounds. 2. No tals, the blood bank finds college his Lory of Hepatitis. 3. No cold or blood drives paramount to mee.t flu symptoms the day of donation. ing the hospitals' daily need of 4. No blood received in the past 900 units per day. photo/SOILEAU "It isfascinating to see how see BLOOD, page3 Students can give "the gift of life" at the UCF Blood Drive. Students battle with byte The Counting Crows i.n competition at UCF return to the limelight by RYAN ANDERSON system error in UCF' s .bid to with Recovering the News editor place a team in the top three in Satellites, the follow thecompetitiop forthe 15th con up to their 1993 debut The Education Building secutive year. release August and gymnasium turned into technol Besides gaining bragging Everything After. ogy central Saturday afternoon as rights in the region, the first and teams of computer rrogrammers second place finishers advance from five states raced against the to the international competition clock and each other to determine in San Jose, California in March. Crossword Puzzle the region's best collegiate pro For the three UCF teams, pg. 8 gramming teams. preparation for the competition Each tliree member team began in early September with had five hours to analyze and marathon Saturday practice ses solve the same programming prob sions simulating the conditions Sports lems. Teams were ranked accord of the competition. ing to the number of problems The computer science pro Golden Knights they solved and the speed in which gram at UCF has over 800 stu pg.12 they solved them. dents involved in degree seeking More than 50 teams repre programs ranging from senting colleges and universities bachelor's to doctorate levels. photo/SOILEAU in · Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Competition results were Teams from colleges in five states competed for bragging Mississippi and South Carolina unavailable at press time and will rights as the best collegiate computer programmers. The were on hand to try to cause a fatal be listed in Thursday's paper. competition was held Saturday at UCF. Islamic Awareness Week highlights world wide cultu~e byWAELMOURAD holy mosque reading in the city of well as summing up the relationship Contributing writer Mecca, Saudi Arabia. between women and Allah. " "' The Golden Knights Social director Arefa Vanjaria, "The purpose of the women's We have to captured their first The countdown is over for describes Islam as not being geo- forum is to show how important take the extra road victory of the the Muslim Students Association graphica11y based. women are to society, and how Is- (MSA) who kick off their annual season, and first as a ·'The purpose behind the lam was the first to recognize and step to show Islamic Awareness Week today. awareness week is to show that it is celebrate this role," MSA member Division I-A team With.events lined up until not a one place only religion but that Tasneem Quadiri said. ourselves and against the University this. Friday night, MSA members it is world wide,"Vanjariasaid. "We Prior to the Women's forum, of Alabama at anticipate the mix of food, speakers don't want topinpointany one place. a seafood dinner and lecture on a present Islam Birmingham with a 35- and customs to wash out any mi sun- Islamic culture can be anywhere, basic introduction to Islam entitled, derstandings while discarding the as it really is. 13 come from behind and America is part of it." "Islam religion of peace," will be stereotypes. A forun on the Muslim held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Nasra Hussein, MSA win Saturday. The festivities kick off today women wil1 be held Wednesday, dining ha11. Vice President with a fair entitled "Islamic Culture Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. in room 18 IB of The Lecture will be given by around the World." on the Student the Education Building. Hunaina Imam Muhammed Musri. Musri is CenterGreenfrom l l a.m.to4p.m. Khanani, Ahmadi Zaman and the Imam for the Islamic Society of ters, or surahs. " According to MSA's execu- Farecda Dawood will speak on Central Florida. According to Vanjaria, ti ve board, the fair will flaunt clothes, women's roles in the Islamic reli- Thedinnerwill includearead- enough food for 200 people will be artwork and Islamic displays such gion. Vanjaria said that the spe~i..ers ing of "Al-Fatihah,"' a chapter from served. as the Koranic verses and the pie- are expected to comment on such the Koran, in both Arabic and En- turesof the ''Kaba." The latter is the roles as: student, mother and wife, as glish. The Koran contains l 14chap- see MSA, page 4 2 • Nov. 12, 1996 • The Central Florida Future • .. • Weaving, running off road, warrants • "My G. P.A. went up last year, but I guess that figures. A major university DUI arrest study showed that students who work 15 A 23-year old female stu Beer break in parking lot to 20 hours a week do better academ dent was charged with DUI on ically. It's true for me. And I've got UPS to leads to underage alcohol thank for it. Nov. 1. The defendant drove her possession charge vehicle through a stop sign with "I know students who work for UPS An 18-year old male was • do better financially. I'm working part· out stopping and was weaving in charged with the possession of al time and making about $10,000 a year. and out of her lane when the of cohol on Oct. 29. An officer ap The hours are good too. I only work ficer observed her. She almost hit proached the defendant who was about four hours a day, so I still have time the curb and ·ran off of the road. for classes and study. Chances are you'll in a parking lot consuming from a be offered a position in Operations. The officer pulled her over and can of Busch Light beer. The of But you could wind up working in Ac· asked her to step out of the car. ficer asked the defendant how old counting, Industrial Engineering, l.S. or The aroma of the impurities of • Customer Service. he was because he did not look 21 akohol could be smelled coming years of age or older. The defen "Think of it-great pay, flexible hours within her car and herself. The dant did not answer. The officer and maybe even better grades. There officer conducted sobriety tests, isn't another outfit anywhere with a then asked for the defendant to better deal than that. That's a lot better and she was placed under arrest show him his identification. The than average." for DUI. defendant handed him his driver's Applicants are being .considered license, and it showed that he was • for your local UPS office. For Burned out headlight, six not of the legal age to consume interviews or more information about UPS, see your school's career pack of Busch Light leads alcoholic beverages. development or job placement to charge of possession center. UPS is an equal opportunity A 20-year old male student Incidents Reported: employer. · MIFIDN was charged with the possession • On Oct. 29 a bike was of alcohol on Oct.

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